The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-29


FIT. WORTH, Tex, Dec. 24.-Reports
received from the Pan Handle tonight
state that eight persons we're frozen to
death in Carson county during the re-
cent cold snap.
wICHITA's SENSATION.
WICHITA, Dec, 24.-Last evening a
policeman on the west side found on
the bank of the river in the bushes
some fresh dirt which aroused his sns-
picion. 1t was reported to Marshal
Haines, who with officers to-day went
to the the spot and set to work to dig.
About four feet below the surface was
glass jar. Wrapped in a shirt with
in the jar were the remains of an I'M
born infant, which doctor later pro-
nounced about four months old. They
kept digging and found two more
bodies also in jars. The
Jars were broken either before
The find was brought to police head
quarters, and was viewed by quite a
number. 1t is the general opinion that
a hole was made with poSt-augeT and
the jars dropped into it.
The remains found were in various
stages of decomposition, some appar-
emily having been placed there quite
recently. Parties living on streets
leading to the spot say they had fire.
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that direction. Tie only explanation
offered is that some midwife has COM
bined quacking with her profession and
has lent her aid to malpractice.
AT a public gathering on the streets
tonight eleven cases of pocket-picking
were reported. a number of houses
were robbed last night, and there were
other case of cut pockets to-day.
COTNTERFEITER JAILED.
LOUISIANA, Mo-, Dec. 25.-James
Vedder alias Norton, of Whitehall,
son while enjoying himself with par
ty of friends in saloon. During the
past fall Vedder was employed on the
government works. and his luggage,
consisting of a valise. appeared to alb
sorb his attention. At various times
Vedder was handed back pieces of coin
with the remark, "This is a counter
felt" and it being reported to the United
States marshal, the latter at
once inquired his place OF
residence, which was proven to be
on flatboat. Search of the vaIise was
at once instituted, when kit of coun-
terfeiter's implements, consisting of
molds, dies and plaSterS casts of the
denominations of half and quarter
dollars and dimes were brought to
light. When searched at the calaboose
formula how to compound the metal
was found in his pocket, and also let
ter bearing the subscription, james
Norton and signed, Your loving
In.'7 The United States Marshal at
st. Louis was at once telegraphed of
the arrest.
AFTER CHINESE WOMEN.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 25.-The Paci-
fic Mail Steamship Company, has or
dered the captain of all its steamers in
the China service, to carry no more
Chinese female passenger to this port
unless they can furnish positive proof
of their right to land under the provis-
ions of the restriction act. The com
recent difficulty in landing passenger
of this kind, and to the fact that the
company was obliged a few days ago
to take over fifty women back tt
| China, who had been remanded by the
| federal courts.
FATALLY BURNED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 25.-At
Wards Seminary, yesterday, the cloth
| ing of Hiss Cave, a pupil from Dallas
Texas, caught fire while she was pass
ing near an open CRATE. She was badly
| burned, but it was thought not fatally
until late this evening, when it wa
discovered that she inhaled the flames
| She died about O'Clock, and the re
mains will be forwarded to her lat
| home tomorrow.
MEXICAN oUTRAGEs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-Edwar(
| Oleson and William Timpe, survivor
Of the wrecked schooner Genera
Sieget, who spent an adventurous min
months on Midway Island, in tn
| South Seas, have reached Honolulu
and tell the following story of their ex
perience: The General Sieget lef
Honolulu on September /, 1886, on
shark fishing expedition. Her GREY
was composed of Captain Aberdeen
Adolph Jorgent, the mate; tn
two men already mentioned; Pete
Larkin, Peter Brown, Martin Nelson
and Charles Clemens. On Septembe
On the night of September 10th tn
vessel was riding at anchor off thi
island, the whole of the crew bein
camped on shore. Towards midnigh
in a gale of wind the vessel drifte
ashore and became a wreck. The cre'
thus found themselves cast upon
desolate island in mid ocean. thei
only means of subsistence being Sc
birds and their eggs and fish. Abou
ten days after their arrival, paint
accident happened to Larkin while 81
y
Both of his hands were blown off, an
he died in a few days after this. .
: quarrel appears to have arisen betwee
Jorgent and the other survivors. TimI
| states that on one occasion viii
he was alone in their hut, JorgeI
came stealthlly behind him, put a. roE
around his neck and attempted
! strangle him. The lad called loud
: for help, when the rope was slackene
4 or cd hio
While the captain and a sailor name
Brown were after eggs, JOrgent mu
dered them. When the others learne
of this they taxed Jorgent with it. 3
= said that they had committed suicid
Olesen and Timpe, the two other Sc;
men, determined to leave Jorgent o
the island. They accordingly destroye
] the boat, and on June 2Sth sailed ava
in a scow, leaving the murderous maj
alone. They then headed for Marsha
Island, and arrived there after a pa
5 sage of two months and half.
BANDITS RAID TOWNS.
= NoGALES, Ariz.. Dec. 26.-It is lear
r ed that General Moraz with a party
2 troops went to OtaeZ soon after r
ceiving the news of the sacking of IL
= town by BernaleZ. He found Il
houses barricaded and the streets d
: serted and discovered that half hs
not been told regarding the OuCrag'
lucommitted by the BernaleZ ban,
= women, both young and old, haviI
D been compelled to submit to numerol
i indignities, often in the presence
e their husbands and brothers and all
b the able bodied Inhabitants have joi
S ed the federal troops in an effort to e
9 terminate the bandits.
!. After leaving OtaeZ the band we
f into the spur of the Sierre Mad
: mountains, covering their tracks we
and remained there a few days al
then went to LaraZia, a mining can
l. in the foothills of the Sierre MadI
/ rode into the place with the intenti,
|, of destroying the town. but met with
e warm reception from the troops al
e were compelled to retreat after e
}, changing a nHmber of shots. T.
a band was pursued by the citizens al
n soldiers, but easily made its oscar
2 owing to the superiority of thu
d horses.
Miss BarTaZa, a young lady captur
at OtaeZ, is evidently with the bar
lie as a small shoe track has been seen
70 the sand near where the fight to